Category Archives: Ideas

This time of year, I’m not enthusiastic about cooking. We still get hungry though. We’re just more inclined to seek cool, no-cooking-required foods. Peanut butter, cheese, tuna, chicken, turkey, and cold cuts are all favorites. We even cooked a turkey … Continue reading →

I was recently asked to try & review Jif Whips Whipped Peanut Butter & S’mores. I’ll confess, I had completely missed its debut on the market, and I guess it had been out a while. The whole idea of whipped … Continue reading →

I’m a really good cook, not a fancy cook. I can be very creative at cooking. I write about food, cooking, and recipes, and have done so for years now. That doesn’t mean that every meal is a gourmet experience … Continue reading →

Being a grandparent is a lot different than it was being a parent. Parts of it are a lot more fun, some things are a lot more frustrating, but it is just as much an adventure as it was being … Continue reading →

On social media, I see a lot of commentary about the SNAP program and its recipients. Most of these are assumptions that have no basis in truth. Here are a few: Food stamp recipients are lazy and don’t want to … Continue reading →

Face it–we’ve got a tough economy. Prices are rising, while wages and incomes either are not rising or are actually shrinking. The only flex point in most family’s budgets that is left is the food budget. So what can a … Continue reading →

Greg & I have been married just over two years now, and I recently received a comment about the tie dyed cake asking to know how it turned out. The tie dyed cake was the groom’s cake, and because it … Continue reading →